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Capelet
Object/Artifact
Fine, sheer cotton mull or lawn capelet with elaborate, superb white cotton embroidery. Triangular form, shoulder seams, narrow foldover collar on a narrow stand. Roses, forget-me-nots and ivy with a wide variety of needlelace fillings. Similar detailing on narrow embroidered edging
G2005.098
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1840
embroidery
needlelace
cotton mull
cotton lawn
triangular